Power conversion device and vehicle equipped therewith

Abstract

A cover accommodates a power converter receiving high voltage. A connector assembling portion to which a connector of an external power line is assembled is arranged external to the cover and secured by a securing member to a vehicle's main body. A support member is arranged at a lower surface of the cover and connector assembling portion, rather than that portion of casing connecting the connector assembling portion and the power converter's main body, between the cover and the connector assembling portion and thus binds them together.

1. A power conversion device comprising:
 a power converter; 
 an enclosure accommodating said power converter; 
 a connector assembling portion disposed external to said enclosure and having assembled thereto a connector of an external power line communicating power with said power converter; 
 a securing member securing said connector assembling portion to a main body of a vehicle; and 
 a support member disposed at a portion other than a portion connecting said connector assembling portion and said enclosure, said support member being arranged between and binding said connector assembling portion and said enclosure. 
 
   
   
     2. The power conversion device according to  claim 1 , wherein:
 said portion connecting said connector assembling portion and said enclosure is located at a first end of a portion having said enclosure and said connector assembling portion opposite to each other; and 
 said support member is arranged between and binds said connector assembling portion and said enclosure in said portion having said enclosure and said connector assembling portion opposite to each other at a second end opposite to said first end. 
 
   
   
     3. The power conversion device according to  claim 1 , further comprising a reinforcement member reinforcing that portion of said enclosure opposite to said connector assembling portion. 
   
   
     4. The power conversion device according to  claim 1 , further comprising a reinforcement member reinforcing that portion of said enclosure engaged with said support member. 
   
   
     5. The power conversion device according to  claim 1 , wherein said power converter includes an inverter. 
   
   
     6. A vehicle having the power conversion device of  claim 1  mounted therein at a front portion in an engine room. 
   
   
     7. A vehicle having the power conversion device of  claim 2  mounted therein at a front portion in an engine room. 
   
   
     8. A vehicle having the power conversion device of  claim 3  mounted therein at a front portion in an engine room. 
   
   
     9. A vehicle having the power conversion device of  claim 4  mounted therein at a front portion in an engine room. 
   
   
     10. A vehicle having the power conversion device of  claim 5  mounted therein at a front portion in an engine room.